Hot-summer humid continental
Plainwell, Michigan
Allegan County, Michigan · Population 3.8k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Plainwell
Plainwell has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (109″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 14 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Plainwell at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 109″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,435 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $191k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $860/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.56%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 430 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,424 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 35.9″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 22.9″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 7.9″ | 185 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 1.7″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 35°F | 2.9″ | 7.3″ | 125 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 32.8″ | 81 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology